Here's where to find Barrhaven's hidden foodie havens

CBC Ottawa food reviewer Kent Van Dyk thought Barrhaven would be a food desert — but he found so much more than he expected.

From rice flavoured with raisins and carrots to giant wild blueberry danishes

CBC News · Posted: Apr 16, 2018 5:00 AM ET | Last Updated: April 16

CBC Ottawa food reviewer Kent Van Dyk shows off some of the bounty he brought back from his culinary tour of Barrhaven — the second in a three-part series on Ottawa's suburban communities. (CBC)

When CBC Ottawa food reviewer Kent Van Dyk was tasked to find a few foodie hotspots in Barrhaven, he thought he'd be wandering a gastronomic desert.

But that worry was put to rest by the number of new shops in south Ottawa suburb selling unique ingredients, fresh pastries and more.

"I [thought I would] have to stretch the boundaries of Barrhaven. And it turns out I didn't have to because I [found] several nice places to go and met some passionate people," Van Dyk told CBC Radio's In Town and Out on Saturday.

We’re about to talk about this from COBS Bakery, and other Barrhaven foodie spots, with <a href="https://twitter.com/chefvan_dyk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@chefvan_dyk</a> <a href="https://t.co/v4mOUsBgsM">pic.twitter.com/v4mOUsBgsM</a>